Rain, thunderstorms in the forecast for Hampton Roads this week

The National Weather Service is calling for rain in Hampton Roads every day this week with a chance for severe weather Tuesday and Wednesday.

Overall, parts of the region could see as much as 5 inches of rain, with the possibility for an inch each day and up to 2 inches Wednesday, according to Bridget De Rosa, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Wakefield.

"We are in a fairly active weather pattern for the week," De Rosa said.

Parts of the Peninsula closer to Richmond could get 3-5 inches, while the Southside could get closer to 1-3 inches, said Mike Montefusco, another meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

The system is the same moving from the Midwest and South, which has been blamed for at least 15 deaths in Arkansas Sunday, as well as one each in Oklahoma and Iowa, according to Reuters.

"It's not going to be nearly as dynamic when it gets to the area, but it certainly will be able to bring some locally severe storms," Montefusco said.

Both Tuesday and Wednesday bring the potential for thunderstorms, Montefusco said.

Local flooding is possible, although the greatest risk appears to be high winds, De Rosa said.

"Damaging winds look to be the primary threat along with rain ," she said.

The rain is expected to move out by Thursday evening, with some lingering in the morning on Friday, Montefusco said.

The best chance for a break from the rain will come Thursday night.

"But then it looks like we'll get another shot of rain on Friday before drying out for the weekend," De Rosa said.

High temperatures this week are expected to stay mostly in the 70s with a spike of up to 80 on Thursday.

De Rosa said the rainy weather pattern is the result of an upper-level trough of low pressure sitting over the central U.S.

"Basically everything is just stalled out," De Rosa said. "There's nothing really to come along and kick it out of here," she said.

Reporter Andrea Castillo contributed to this story. Pawlowski can be reached by phone at 757-247-7478.